ขี้สงสาร(kêe sŏng-săan)

Meanings

1AdjectiveB1

soft-hearted; easily moved to pity

describes someone who is soft-hearted and tends to feel pity very easily; often overly sympathetic.

Examples

เธอterเธอter1you (informal; familiar)2term of address (affectionate)3she; herเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4[to] be + set expressionsคนkonคนkon1person; human2people (as a group)3person; human being (as prefix-like element)4classifier: peopleขี้สงสารkêe sŏng-săanขี้สงสารkêe sŏng-săansoft-hearted; easily moved to pityมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2many; numerous3much; a lot; greatlyเห็นhĕnเห็นhĕn1[to] see2[to] notice; [to] realize; [to] find (that)3[to] think; [to] be of the opinion4[to] consider; [to] regard asหมาจรจัดmăa jon-jàtหมาจรจัดmăa jon-jàtstray dogแล้วláeoแล้วláeo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already (preverbal perfective)4and; and then (linking clauses)5already (sentence-final)ต้องdtôngต้องdtông1must; have to2should; likely to; bound to3correct; rightให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] have [sb] do; cause to3for (benefit of)4so that; in order to5until; to the point that (result)6[to] allow; let; permitอาหารaa-hăanอาหารaa-hăan1food; nourishment2dish; meal3diet; what one eatsตลอดdtà-lòtตลอดdtà-lòt1throughout; continuously; all the time2throughout; along (extent/duration)3always; all the time
She is very soft-hearted. Whenever she sees a stray dog, she always has to feed it.

Related Words

Word Breakdown

ขี้kêeขี้kêe1feces; excrement; poop2dirty residue; scale; crust3prefix showing a negative/excessive traitPart 1
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สงสารsŏng-săanสงสารsŏng-săan1pitiful; deserving sympathy (predicative use)2[to] feel pity; feel compassion forPart 2
ขี้สงสารkêe sŏng-săanขี้สงสารkêe sŏng-săansoft-hearted; easily moved to pity